1980 PPG Indy Car World Series
Johnny Rutherford - Champion
**The initial 5 races of the 1980
season were co-sanctioned by CART and USAC.
After Mid-Ohio, USAC broke away from the deal, and the remainder of the season
was run under CART sanction**
Date | Race | Track | Miles | Type | Winner |
4/13/80 | Datsun Twin 200 | Ontario | 200 | PO | Johnny Rutherford |
5/25/80 | Indianapolis 500-Mile Race | Indianapolis | 500 | PO | Johnny Rutherford |
6/8/80 | Gould Rex Mays Classic | Milwaukee | 150 | PO | Bobby Unser |
6/22/80 | True Value 500 | Pocono | 500 | PO | Bobby Unser |
7/13/80 | Red Roof Inns 150 | Mid-Ohio | 156 | RC | Johnny Rutherford |
7/20/80 | Norton 200 | MIS | 200 | PO | Johnny Rutherford |
8/3/80 | Kent Oil 150 | Watkins Glen | 150.536 | RC | Bobby Unser |
8/10/80 | Tony Bettenhausen 200 | Milwaukee | 200 | PO | Johnny Rutherford |
8/31/80 | California 500 | Ontario | 500 | PO | Bobby Unser |
9/20/80 | Gould Grand Prix | MIS | 150 | PO | Mario Andretti |
10/26/80 | Primera Copa México 150 | Mexico City | 148.8 | RC | Rick Mears |
11/8/80 | Miller High Life 150 | Phoenix | 150 | PO | Tom Sneva |
Standing | Driver | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles | Points | |
1 | Johnny | Rutherford | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4723 | |
2 | Bobby | Unser | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3714 | |
3 | Tom | Sneva | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2930 | |
4 | Rick | Mears | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2866 | |
5 | Pancho | Carter | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1855 | |
6 | Gordon | Johncock | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1572 | |
7 | Bill | Alsup | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1214 | |
8 | Al | Unser | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1153 | |
9 | Gary | Bettenhausen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1057 | |
10 | Vern | Schuppan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 806 | |
11 | Tom | Bagley | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 794 | |
12 | Dennis | Firestone | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 743 | |
13 | Sheldon | Kinser | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 697 | |
14 | Tom | Gloy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 680 | |
15 | Danny | Ongais | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 601 | |
16 | Mario | Andretti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 580 | |
17 | Spike | Gehlhausen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 473 | |
18 | Roger | Rager | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 381 |
19 | Rick | Muther | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 356 |
20 | Bill | Tempero | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 331 |
21 | Dick | Ferguson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 315 |
22 | Howdy | Holmes | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 314 |
23 | Larry | Cannon | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 299 |
24T | Roger | Mears | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 272 | |
24T | Herm | Johnson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 272 |
26 | Tom | Bigelow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 260 |
27 | Bill | Engelhart | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 246 |
28 | Jim | McElreath | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 240 |
29 | Jerry | Karl | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 215 |
30 | Tim | Richmond | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 209 |
31 | Dick | Simon | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 185 |
32 | Greg | Leffler | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 184 |
33 | Gordon | Smiley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 176 |
34 | Lee | Kunzman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 150 |
35 | Jerry | Sneva | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 149 |
36 | Pete | Halsmer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 128 |
37 | Billy | Vukovich, Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 96 |
38 | Cliff | Hucul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 90 |
39 | Phil | Caliva | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 70 |
40 | Jan | Sneva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 60 |
41T | John | Martin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 56 |
41T | Mike | Mosley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 56 |
43 | Joe | Saldana | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 50 |
44 | A. J. | Foyt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
45 | Ron | Shuman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 40 |
46 | Johnny | Parsons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 36 |
47 | John | Mahler | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
48T | John | Wood | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
48T | Don | Whittington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
48T | Michael | Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
48T | George | Snider | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
52 | Hurley | Haywood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
53 | Phil | Threshie | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 15 |
54 | Larry | Dickson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 10 |
55T | Jerry | Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
55T | Daniel | Muñiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
57T | Juan Carlos | Bolaños | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
57T | Bob | Frey | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
57T | Salt | Walther | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
57T | Billie | Harvey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
57T | Michel | Jourdain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
57T | Ross | Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 |
63T | Chip | Mead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 |
63T | Bill | Whittington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 |
63T | Al | Loquasto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 |
63T | Tony | Bettenhausen, Jr. | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 |
63T | Jeff | Heywood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 |
NR | Buddie | Boys | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Dana | Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Tom | Frantz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Josele | Garza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Janet | Guthrie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Bob | Harkey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Milt | Harper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Bruce | Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Jim | Hurtubise | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Bill | Puterbaugh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Larry | Rice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Dean | Vetrock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Rich | Vogler | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |
NR | Frank | Weiss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 |